Circle Talks – The Community Round Table (DE/EN)
Gathering as a Practice of Care

Circle Talks is an open discussion and exchange format within the framework of the kültüř gemma!-fellowship by Viviane Lê Tanzmeister at Kunsthalle Wien.

Based on street dance and hip-hop cultures, in which gathering in a circle (cypher) is a central social and artistic practice, Circle Talks invites participants to experience gathering as a form of care, exchange and collective perception.

The third session invites participants to gather and reflect on community, perception and ways of seeing. Together we explore how our gaze – the ways we look at and interpret one another – shapes our understanding of the world around us. Taking inspiration from the cypher as a collective space of exchange, we will reflect on what it means to see and be seen within a community. We will use embodied as well as reflective tools to exchange about this topic.

Schedule

• 17:00 Guided Tour of the exhibition Chalisée Naamani: Octogone
• 18:00 Circle Talks with snacks and drinks
• 19:30 Open Dance Jam

Everyone is invited – especially people from the street dance community and visitors who want to experience contemporary art as a social space. No prior knowledge required.

The event is free of charge.

Hosts: Imani Rameses, Viviane Lê Tanzmeister

Imani Rameses

Imani Rameses works within the fields of cognitive neuroscience, choreography and andragogy. Rameses’s current work focuses on the concept of bio-mythois, as it pertains to sight specific sites and new neuro-anatomies of the eye.

Viviane Lê Tanzmeister

Viviane Lê Tanzmeister works at the intersection of arts and culture education, community building and interdisciplinary art projects. Their practice focuses on designing gathering formats that centre care, diversity and collective knowledge. Under the motto ‘Streetdance building critical minds!’, Viviane Lê Tanzmeister creates spaces for critical reflection, empowerment and the strengthening of cultural understanding, including the plattform Beyond the Groove dedicated to collective community exchange, aiming to engage in dialogue beyond dance and to grow collectively.